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Content Moderation at Sole Discretion

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 145 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Does Yelp reserve the right to screen, remove, edit, or reinstate User Content?
Yelp reserves the right to screen, remove, edit, or reinstate User Content at its sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you.
May Yelp remove User Content without notice to you?
Yelp reserves the right to screen, remove, edit, or reinstate User Content at its sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause gives Yelp unrestricted authority over User Content with no obligation to notify users or justify its moderation decisions.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 375 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your content may be screened, removed, edited, or reinstated by Yelp at any time, for any reason or no reason, without notice to you.

How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

We may in our sole discretion, for any reason (including without limitation if we believe it violates these Terms, our Community Guidelines, or other policies) remove or disable access to any content you provide.

Hinge Medium

We use a combination of automated tools and human reviewers to enforce our content rules. This includes technology that proactively detects and removes certain types of prohibited material.

Whatnot Medium

Whatnot is not obligated to notify you if your submission is not approved, and Whatnot is under no obligation to approve or use any Submitted Content. Approval is at Whatnot's sole discretion.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We reserve the right to screen, remove, edit, or reinstate User Content at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you.

Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Yelp Terms of Service
Entity
Yelp
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035512
Document ID
CA-D-00239
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d53503a5204a575101a0b55b41cf0aaf446b9e8335df7c9a9038b9e64167ce4f
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:36 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-035512
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:36:19 UTC
SHA-256: d53503a5204a5751…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-035512/content-moderation-at-sole-discretion/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's Content Moderation at Sole Discretion clause do?

This clause gives Yelp unrestricted authority over User Content with no obligation to notify users or justify its moderation decisions.

How does this clause affect you?

Your content may be screened, removed, edited, or reinstated by Yelp at any time, for any reason or no reason, without notice to you.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 145 platforms. See the full comparison.

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